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Skip the Line Louvre Museum Must-See Guided Tour
2h30
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Skip The Line
With guide
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Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Place des Pyramides, 75001 Paris France
Start your tour in the center of Paris where your guide awaits, eager to impart their extensive art history knowledge.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Jardin des Tuileries pl. de la Concorde, rue de Rivoli, 75058 Paris France
First, take a short stroll through the Tuileries Garden to Paris' Louvre Museum and appreciate the grandeur of this former palace as you approach.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Louvre Museum, 99 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris France
Want an in-depth description of the Louvre’s most famous pieces? Don’t want to wait in line? Like time to visit on your own? This is the tour for you!
Gasp at the long lines and then remember that your ticket lets you sail right past them, right into the heart of the galleries. Learn everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Da Vinci and his illustrious Mona Lisa (impress your friends!) Then turn your attention to the 18-foot tall Victory of Samothrace, one of the world’s most renowned sculptures. Soccer fans, did you know that it’s believed to have been an inspiration for the Jules Rimet trophy? Now you’re on a cultural roll, and can’t wait to hear about the Venus de Milo, your second armless sculpture of the day (promise, your guide’s insights will be much more highbrow!) With your appetite truly whetted, bid your guide farewell then you’re free investigate the rest of the museum, head to the gift shop or grab a bench and watch the world go by!
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Louvre Pyramid, 75001 Paris, France
Then explore the area outside the Louvre; there are many gems to discover such as the pyramid of Ieoh Ming Pei
Pass By: Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Place du Carrousel, 75001 Paris France
It commemorates the victory of Napoleon I at the Battle of Austerlitz. Then explore the Tuileries Gardens ( Gardens of the Louvre) with its 2 museums
Pass By: Musee de l'Orangerie, Jardin des Tuileries - Cote Seine, 75001 Paris France
The 1st one is an art gallery that features impressionist and post-impressionist paintings,
Pass By: Jeu de Paume, 1 Place de la Concorde, 60500 Paris France
The 2nd one offers modern and post-modern photography and media
Pass By: Le monument a Charles Perrault, 1 Jardin des Tuileries, 75001 Paris France
Thanks to the author of the Sleeping beauty, the Tuileries Gardens has been opened to the Public in 1667 : admire its statue in the heart of the Tuileries
Pass By: La statue "La Renommee Chevauchant Pegase", 1 Jardin des Tuileries, 75001 Paris France
One of the most significant statues in the Tuileries Garden
Pass By: Buste de Le Notre, Rue du Rivoli Jardin des Tuileries, 75001 Paris France
Thanks to King Louis XIV's Gardener,Le Notre re-landscaped the Tuileries Gardens and give them their current French formal garden style.
Pass By: Place de la Concorde, 75008 Paris France
One of the largest square in the City of Light. The neighborhood has many places to discover but also many cafés or restaurant where you could have lunch
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Place des Pyramides, 75001 Paris France
Start your tour in the center of Paris where your guide awaits, eager to impart their extensive art history knowledge.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Jardin des Tuileries pl. de la Concorde, rue de Rivoli, 75058 Paris France
First, take a short stroll through the Tuileries Garden to Paris' Louvre Museum and appreciate the grandeur of this former palace as you approach.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Louvre Museum, 99 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris France
Want an in-depth description of the Louvre’s most famous pieces? Don’t want to wait in line? Like time to visit on your own? This is the tour for you!
Gasp at the long lines and then remember that your ticket lets you sail right past them, right into the heart of the galleries. Learn everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Da Vinci and his illustrious Mona Lisa (impress your friends!) Then turn your attention to the 18-foot tall Victory of Samothrace, one of the world’s most renowned sculptures. Soccer fans, did you know that it’s believed to have been an inspiration for the Jules Rimet trophy? Now you’re on a cultural roll, and can’t wait to hear about the Venus de Milo, your second armless sculpture of the day (promise, your guide’s insights will be much more highbrow!) With your appetite truly whetted, bid your guide farewell then you’re free investigate the rest of the museum, head to the gift shop or grab a bench and watch the world go by!
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Louvre Pyramid, 75001 Paris, France
Then explore the area outside the Louvre; there are many gems to discover such as the pyramid of Ieoh Ming Pei
Pass By: Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Place du Carrousel, 75001 Paris France
It commemorates the victory of Napoleon I at the Battle of Austerlitz. Then explore the Tuileries Gardens ( Gardens of the Louvre) with its 2 museums
Pass By: Musee de l'Orangerie, Jardin des Tuileries - Cote Seine, 75001 Paris France
The 1st one is an art gallery that features impressionist and post-impressionist paintings,
Pass By: Jeu de Paume, 1 Place de la Concorde, 60500 Paris France
The 2nd one offers modern and post-modern photography and media
Pass By: Le monument a Charles Perrault, 1 Jardin des Tuileries, 75001 Paris France
Thanks to the author of the Sleeping beauty, the Tuileries Gardens has been opened to the Public in 1667 : admire its statue in the heart of the Tuileries
Pass By: La statue "La Renommee Chevauchant Pegase", 1 Jardin des Tuileries, 75001 Paris France
One of the most significant statues in the Tuileries Garden
Pass By: Buste de Le Notre, Rue du Rivoli Jardin des Tuileries, 75001 Paris France
Thanks to King Louis XIV's Gardener,Le Notre re-landscaped the Tuileries Gardens and give them their current French formal garden style.
Pass By: Place de la Concorde, 75008 Paris France
One of the largest square in the City of Light. The neighborhood has many places to discover but also many cafés or restaurant where you could have lunch
Included
- Entry/Admission - Louvre Museum
- Live guide in English or Spanish (depending on the option selected)
- Skip-the-line access to the Louvre Museum
- Discover the pyramid of Ieoh Ming Pei
- Entry/Admission - Louvre Museum
Not included
- Lunch
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Cloakroom compulsory for umbrellas, luggage, pushchairs that are not to be taken in the exhibition rooms.
- No elevators available during the visit
- The Louvre Museum closes at 09.45 PM on Wednesdays & Fridays
- This tour does not include the access to temporary exhibitions
- The Louvre Museum closes at 09.45 PM on Wednesdays & Fridays
- To ensure optimal visiting conditions during renovation works in the Salle des Etats, the Mona Lisa will be moved temporarily to the Galerie Médicis (room 801, level 2, Richelieu wing) from July 17 to mid-October 2019.
- Some works are likely to be temporarily inaccessible due to renovations or work loans
- Most travelers can participate
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Tourism
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We love visiting the Louvre but something must be done to limit the amount of visitors allowed into the museum on a daily basis. This is not Viators fault but the Museum allows so many visitorw in that it is almost impossible to enjoy the beautiful exhibits.
We purchased the 630 PM guided tour for a Friday Night because we hadn't purchased tickets for the museum and they had already sold out. The best alternative that we could find was to book the tour for the evening. Sadly, some of the main museum exhibits were already closed. The only real value that we got out of the tour was gaining entry into the museum. The guide was underwhelming and seemed to be over it. We spent about 15 minutes waiting for one of the guests to arrive (which didn't make it) and another 15 minutes in the middle of the tour waiting for another family to use the restroom. Honestly, don't get the tour unless, like me, you didn't book tickets ahead of time. You'll see way more if you go around on your own.
Get ready for the crowds but worth all the haste. What a wonderful facility. The art was breathtaking especially the sculptures. The Mona Lisa exhibit was CRAZY but a must see. Our guide was great.
The tour was very comprehensive and detailed so we learned so much. The tour operator knew her history for sure. We never would have been able to get through it all on our own. We appreciated not having to wait in line and we are so glad we did it. I would recommend it highly.
Skipping the line was great the guide was friendly and informative but spent too much time on the history of the Louvre instead of showing the works of art. I would have preferred to see more works of art rather then hear all the history. I could have seen the 3 works of art in my own in much less time.
Our guide was excellent - Pascale was very professional and guide us through the Louvre and gave lots of explanations. 5 stars for sure.
My husband and I decided that we wanted to take a tour of something the day that we arrived in Paris. We decided to go with the 2 hour guided tour of the Louvre. It seemed a good amount to time to walk around and were under the impression that, after the guided tour was over, we would be able to freely explore the museum I suppose that on other days that would be true; however, we did not have the opportunity to experience that. The Louvre was incredibly packed with guests and they decided to close the museum early! The crowds are one thing, but we were not anticipating the museum to close early, so we were bummed. Our tour started at 2, and once we finally made it into the museum and got through security and ticket lines, it was closer to 3. (The museum started its closing protocol at 4:30) As far as the service provided by our tour guide- she was great! She was knowledgeable and kept our attention throughout the tour. I would recommend this tour, for sure, just don't plan it the afternoon before a holiday... We were bummed about that, but would do it again as an early tour.
Our guide Monica was fun, high energy and animated. We enjoyed her tour very much. She has good sense of humor and was informative of the art pieces. Great job !!
I rarely write a negative review but this guy was not happy doing his job. He was rude to some of the tour guests and they ended up leaving. He ended up losing us as well.